{"id":777033741,"date":"2025-10-28T07:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777033741"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:46:11","slug":"spotlight-on-leadership-integrity-and-innovation-rtg-global-awards-gaining-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/spotlight-on-leadership-integrity-and-innovation-rtg-global-awards-gaining-momentum","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on leadership, integrity and innovation: RTG Global Awards gaining momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RTG Global Awards will be presented at the Regulating the Game 2026 Gala Dinner on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release.- Momentum is building for the inaugural&nbsp;<strong>RTG Global Awards<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 a new global platform celebrating excellence in leadership, innovation, and impact across the gambling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed to spotlight those advancing integrity, safer gambling, and sector resilience, the awards have attracted international attention from organisations driving meaningful reform and raising industry standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be presented at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia\/industry-spotlight-sessions-announced-for-regulating-the-game-2026-sydney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regulating the Game 2026<\/a>\u00a0Gala Dinner on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday March 10, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, the RTG Global Awards recognise excellence across leadership, safer gambling, compliance, technology innovation, and community impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paul Newson<\/strong>, principal at Vanguard Overwatch and founder of Regulating the Game, said the awards have struck a chord with the sector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a genuine need to acknowledge those striving to lift standards and lead with purpose. The RTG Global Awards provide a platform to celebrate excellence, integrity, and innovation \u2013 and to champion those shaping a stronger, more sustainable industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RTG Global Awards feature six categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leadership Voice<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Recognising principled, reform-focused leadership that strengthens capability, trust, and integrity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safer Gambling Champion<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Celebrating initiatives that deliver meaningful harm minimisation outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance Excellence<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Highlighting uplift in AML, risk culture, and regulatory compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RegTech Solution of the Year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Showcasing technologies improving sector integrity and compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community Impact Initiative<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rewarding projects delivering tangible community benefit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emerging Leader\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Spotlighting rising talent (under 40) driving positive change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nominations are now open \u2013 anyone can put forward a colleague, organisation, or initiative that exemplifies leadership and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RTG Global Awards judging panel brings together internationally respected leaders with deep expertise across integrity, gambling law, and safer gambling, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Khalid Ali<\/strong>, Chief Executive Officer, International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jamie Nettleton<\/strong>, Partner, Addisons, and former President, International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tracy Parker<\/strong>, Vice-President, Policy, Standards &amp; Accreditation, Responsible Gambling Council (RGC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, they bring a wealth of global experience and insight to the judging process \u2013 ensuring the awards reflect genuine excellence, leadership, and impact across the international gambling sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit&nbsp;<strong>www.regulatingthegame.com\/global-awards-2026<\/strong>&nbsp;to learn more and submit nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Regulating the Game 2026 program will also feature\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia\/evive-announced-as-the-first-innovation-to-be-featured-at-pitch-regulating-the-game-2026-sydney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pitch! at the Sydney Opera House<\/a>, an expanded exhibition showcase, and an outstanding line-up of global thought leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RTG Global Awards will be presented at the Regulating the Game 2026 Gala Dinner on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777031993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":true,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The inaugural RTG Global Awards, to be presented at the Regulating the Game 2026 Gala Dinner in Sydney, will celebrate excellence in leadership, innovation, and impact across the global gambling industry. These awards specifically spotlight advancements in integrity, safer gambling, compliance, and technology, aiming to elevate industry standards and foster sector resilience. Nominations are now open, with a judging panel comprising internationally respected experts in gambling law and safer gambling.","focusai_entities":"Vanguard Overwatch, Regulating the Game, International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), Addisons, International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), Paul Newson, Khalid Ali, Jamie Nettleton, Tracy Parker","focusai_location":"Sydney, Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.97), operator_casino (0.85), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Evaluate Judging Criteria","query":"What specific metrics or qualitative criteria will the RTG Global Awards judging panel employ to evaluate 'sector resilience' and 'community impact' beyond standard financial or operational performance indicators?"},{"label":"RegTech Adoption Impact","query":"How are the RTG Global Awards expected to influence the accelerated adoption and standardisation of advanced RegTech solutions across diverse regulatory jurisdictions, particularly in emerging markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,4,159],"tags":[24717],"class_list":["post-777033741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-events-articles","category-shows","tag-regulating-the-game-sydney-2026","press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777033741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777033743,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777033741\/revisions\/777033743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777031993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777033741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777033741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777033741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}